Thomas golden



T. GOLDEN.

QUARTER BOOT.

(No Model.)

Patented Dec. 30, 1884.

. m V m WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

. SNITED STATES Bayesian THOMAS GOLDEN, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

QUARTER-BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,044, dated December30, 1884.

Application filed April 18. 1884,

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS GOLDEN, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Attachment for Quarter-Boots, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in that class of devices that areattached to quarter-boots of horses to prevent the same from slipping;and the invention consistsin the construction and combination of parts,as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, inWhich- I Figure 1 is a side elevation of a horse-boot with my improvedattachment applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same, andFig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment or clip detached.

A is the quarterboot, made of an elastic material, and preferably in onepiece, and formed with a cup, a, for the quarters. Corrugations areformed to provide cushions b on the outer sides of the cup. B is theattachment or clip, of metal, formed with the points 0 c on its innersurface and with claws d d on its ends. These claws orhooks are passedover the edges (No model.)

of the front strap, f, of the boot, with the points projecting inward,so that they will engage the hoof of the horse when the boot is inplace. as shown in Fig. l.

I prefer to use my attachment with the boot shown in the drawings, whichis made of a single piece; but it is obvious that it may be applied toany of the various protectors that have a front strap passing over thehoot.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, an attachment to quarter bootsor protectors, consisting of the clip B, formed with the points 0 on itsinner face and claws d d on its ends, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination. with the front strap of the quarter-boot A, of theclip B, secured to its under side and formed with the points 0 and thesecuring-claws d, engaging the edges of the front strap of the boot,substantially as set forth.

THOMAS G OLDEN.

Vitncsses:

GARRETT 'J. MEAD, PATRICK H. DWYER.

